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Match predictionOur tip: 2-1

England vs DR Congo Prediction: World Cup 2026 Round of 32

England face DR Congo in a FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 on 1 July at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, with the winner advancing to the Round of 16 and the loser going home. England topped Group L with…

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  • The Knockout of the 2026 World Cup sees England and Congo DR collide on 2026-07-01 at 17:00 GMT.
  • There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between T. Tuchel and S. Desabre.
  • England and Congo DR will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
  • We're predicting England to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-2-3-1, and Congo DR are expected to line up in 5-3-2.
  • England came off a win (2-0 vs Panama) and Congo DR also triumphed (3-1 vs Uzbekistan).
  • England look strong (4-1-0) over the last 5 matches, whereas Congo DR have 1-2-2 in the same span.
  • With the data available to us, there is no record of a previous encounter between England and Congo DR.
  • The two most popular scorelines among our users are 2-0 (picked by 15.1%) and 3-0 (picked by 11%).
  • We predict England to prevail 2-1 given their strong home form (1-1-0) and 2.00 goals/game.

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01/07/2026 16:00

N/A

A. Makhadmeh

World Cup

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2

1

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England is going head to head with D.R. Congo on 1/7/2026 16:00 GMT for the WorldCup World Cup. Our users most predicted score for this game is 2 - 1. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and England v D.R. Congo H2H statistics!